Even a cursory glance of our biweekly “What Heavy Blog Is Really Listening To” posts (last weeks update here) will reveal that there is a great deal of variety among our staff’s musical tastes. Due to this, we brainstormed the idea of “Playlist Swap,” another biweekly segment that takes place…

Hello! This is Kyle Bishop, singer, songwriter, and piano player of the shitty band, Numbers. For some reason, HBIH thinks my opinion matters, and asked what I’ve been listening to this crazy year of 2012. So, without wasting anymore of your time, here are a few! Glass Cloud – The…

Glass Cloud The Royal Thousand 01. White Flag 02. If He Dies, He Dies 03. Falling In Style 04. Ivy & Wine 05. Prelude For A Ghost 06. All Along 07. She Is Well And Nothing Can Be Ill 08. Counting Sheep 09. Memorandum 10. From May To Now [07/10/12]…

Sad news, everyone. Just as his silky smooth pipes won over the hearts of downtrodden Tesseract fans through their acoustic EP Perspective, signs are pointing to Elliot being out of the group. Speculation arose through a series of tweets from the singer: Always stick to what suits you best, it…

Coming out of the gate strong with their debut record One last year, Tesseract became progressive metal darlings, touring the world and playing shows with the likes of Periphery, Between the Buried and Me, Animals as Leaders, and Devin Townsend Project. Without a doubt, they were set to reach the upper echelons of the genre, with One hitting up more than a couple of our year-end best of lists. Of course, the year wasn’t without its troubles; the fanbase was divided when vocalist Daniel Tompkins left the band late in the year and was quickly replaced by former Sky Eats Airplane vocalist Elliot Coleman, leaving many to speculate on the future of the band.

Glass Cloud, the new band featuring former Sky Eats Airplane and Of Mice And Men vocalist Jerry Roush and Josh Travis of the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, have recently signed to Basick Records for European release. While I’m no fan of Roush’s previous bands, I’m a hug fan of Josh…

TesseracT just can’t stop making waves in 2011. In case you need a refresher, they at long last released their debut album One to massive acclaim, especially around these parts where the album is still on heavy rotation for several of our writers, myself included. On top of that, vocalist…

This weekend, after an intimate show in Milton Keynes, UK, rumor spread like wildfire that Daniel Tompkins has left Tesseract — with Sky Eats Airplane, Of Man Not Of Machine vocalist Elliot Coleman as his replacement. This story is more than just rumor, it seems. It’s quite likely that it’s the…

Travis Orbin of Sky Eats Airplane acted as a session drummer on Cyclamen’s upcoming album Senjyu. In the above video, Travis is tracking drums for the song “Thirst,” one of the more aggressive songs on the album, having Hayato doing both the lowest growls and the highest singing I’ve heard…